Disclaimer: sadly, I don't own the Inuyasha characters; Rumiko has that honor.
Hey readers, this is my first attempt at writing fanfiction, please be gentle. - Please read & review; constructive criticism greatly appreciated!
Unspoken Words
by: lady-rouge
Chapter 6
Cars surrounded a sleek silver car and a certain man within that waited impatiently for the red light to turn green. It was looking to be a promising day of sunshine and no wind with all blue skies and no clouds but that mood was not reflected on Inuyasha. He was in a bad mood and his dark mood was increasing by the minute due to the green lights that always turned red when he unfortunately reached them. To top it off, this old lady, who had happened to be going in the same direction as he, was going as slow as she pleased...in front of him.
The light switched to green and he gunned on the engine swiftly to cut back quickly as he saw that the car in front of him with the old woman was going at a snail's pace. Inuyasha growled and raked his free hand over his black hair as he tried to search for an empty space in the next lane but to his irritation, it was packed. If he didn't do anything soon or better yet, if she didn't do anything soon, he would start pulling on his hair in frustration and then give the same treatment to her. As they reached a light that just turned yellow, she slowly slowed down to wait even though she could have made it…making an unwilling Inuyasha wait also . He wanted to rage at the car that was the now the center of his misery but she would not hear anyways so he decided it was wise to just cool down and think of other stuff. His brain latched onto the most recent subject that he had been pondering on.
Kagome.
She had been the start of his bad mood for today, as well as for the other three days since their lunch at the café. Ever since Sango had reminded Inuyasha of Kagome's birthday, he had been cruelly reminded of that day. It was not fair, he thought angrily. It had finally taken six long years to finally block out that day; to not remember it when it came around again but now that Sango had unconsciously opened the grief gates that he had firmly closed on himself, he was jerked from the fragile world that he had finally built for himself after Kagome's betrayal. Knowing that Kagome was the cause of it, he had become angry at her. Was still angry at her. When she had entered his life again, she had soon made him forget that she had betrayed him. He had fallen for the trick and had started to think that they were in the past again. That there was nothing hurtful between them. But now he remembered, and he would not forget it again.
He could not work with her next door and so he did the only thing he could do: he ran away. The next day, he had gone to Sesshoumaru to ask him for some assignments in other cities of Japan. Sesshoumaru had looked at him questioningly, but in the end, he had given him a contract meeting in Kyote without any questions; seeing the agitated, almost pleading look that Inuyasha wore. And so for the past few days, he had been gone from the dreaded office. But he was coming back today, Friday. Today was that day and he didn't know what to do. What he could do and had always done was to ignore it; block it out. And that was what he did.
Ring Ring
A melodic song filtered through the air. It sounded very gentle, or so Kagome had said when she helped him pick a ring tone for his cell phone after he grew sick of his old one. He growled. Everything was always Kagome. He would have to make a mental note to change that ring tone. It stopped and then rang again. He grabbed it from the seat next to him and flipped it.
"What do you want Mirouku?" He growled.
"Let me guess, you're stuck in traffic and you're waiting for a green light, but it's not switching as fast as you'd like," Mirouku guessed, laughing.
"Close," Inuyasha said, but now he was not so angry anymore. "I am stuck in traffic and am waiting for a red light, but there is also an old lady in front of me who is driving like she has an eternity to reach her destination."
Mirouku laughed. "You have never been lucky in traffic, my friend."
"So what do you want Mirouku?" Inuyasha asked him warily. "You never call to just say hello."
"Inuyasha I am wounded," Mirouku said with feigned hurt.
"Right, Monk." Inuyasha smirked. He looked and saw the green light and started to go. Luckily the old lady turned at the next street and he was free to go faster.
"Alright, you got me. I did call for a reason. Sango was the one who actually told me to call you about the surprise party for Kagome." Inuyasha flinched at her name, but nobody was there to notice.
"What about?" He said more harshly than he had wanted to.
If Mirouku noticed, he did not say anything. "Since you inconveniently got assigned to go to a contract meeting in Kyote, Sango and I have been getting the party preparations done. We decided to host the party at Sango's house with invited guests from our workplace. We already ordered the food and they will be delivered today before we set it up."
"How're you guys going to get her there?"
"Well, we decided that everyone has to be there by 6:30 because Kagome will be coming at 7:00 to Sango's supposed evening hangout for them. Remember, she doesn't know that we know her birthday is today."
"I see," Inuyasha said distantly.
"It's going to be great. You're going to be there by 6:30, right? You can't be late or else it'll ruin everything," Mirouku admonished him sternly.
"Actually, I don't know if I can make it," Inuyasha said quietly.
"What do you mean, you might not make it? You have to. Kagome would be real sad if you missed her birthday."
"Alright, I'll see what I can do," Inuyasha relented.
"I'll take that as a yes and I'll see you today at the party then."
Inuyasha agreed weakly and flipped his cell phone off and threw it carelessly on the passenger seat next to him. He now had a major headache and a long traveling ways ahead of him before he reached his house.
"I'm sorry Hijina-san, but Inuyasha-san is not here at the moment and will not be available until Monday because he was called to a contract meeting in Kyote. I will be sure to give him your message though. Thank you and have a nice day, sir."
Kagome hung up the phone tiredly. She was so elated that today was Friday. The whole week had been busy with Inuyasha being gone for four days. She unconsciously sneaked a glance at his empty and uncluttered desk. She missed him already. Had missed him since the first day that she was informed by Sesshoumaru that Inuyasha had gone to a contract meeting in Kyote.
I wonder why he didn't tell me himself or at least leave me a note, she thought disappointedly. Oh well, he probably has a good explanation or he was too flustered to remember. Now that is an Inuyasha thing to do, she thought with a soft smile.
She turned back to her high pile of work and groaned. She needed some type of motivation to make herself work faster. The evening hangout with Sango at Sango's house popped up and she grinned. She couldn't wait for tonight. Sango had said that they would be eating dinner and watching movies. Kagome had not done that in a long time and longed to do it again. She would see tonight as her birthday treat.
Her birthday.
That term was so foreign to her that she almost had forgotten it. After that day, exactly six years ago, she had not allowed herself to celebrate her birthday anymore. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She tried not to think about that day anymore and she was so close to achieving that goal. If she gave herself a couple more years, she would surely be able to blot out that day. Tonight, she would not focus on such thoughts. Instead she would focus on having fun.
Inuyasha wearily drove his car into the driveway of his home before grabbing his leather suitcase and keys and walking inside. It was now 5:19, which meant that he had about 40 minutes to get ready and go. He entered his huge house that did not suit well for a single person, but he really didn't care. The moment he saw this house, something inside of him just told him to buy it and he had listened to instinct. It was a beautiful house, but a hollow one with no warmth. Sometimes at the latest hours at night, he would lie awake and wonder truthfully to himself why he even stayed in this house. He had given himself many answers: laziness, he liked it, etc., but the one answer that he had quickly killed when he realized where it was going one lonely vulnerable night a couple years ago was that he and Kagome had always talked about their dream house when they were to be married and as Inuyasha looked around his house before continuing to walk was that this house…reminded him of that house…actually, it was exactly like their dream house… He quickly went upstairs to his bedroom and took off his suit jacket and threw it on his bed before doing the same with himself.
"No," he denied. "I would never pick this house because of her. Not after what she did to me. Hell, I hate her!" He shouted to himself. "I picked it because I just liked it." Nodding to reassure himself of that answer, he got up. As he went to go take his shower and change, he felt a small tinge of fear settle into him. He still didn't know if he should go to the party or not. He shrugged that fear away and finished getting ready and unpacking by 6:04. He returned to his car by the driveway and got in.
As he drove to Sango's house, his eyes caught onto the small gift that he had bought her right after his conversation with Mirouku. He had gone to the mall to see if there was anything that would catch his attention, but there was nothing. Only a beautiful necklace that sparkled in the light looked like it was worthy of Kagome. He had hurried to buy it, but suddenly remembered that night and froze like a deer caught in headlights. Splashed by that cold memory, he had gotten as far as he could from the jewelry store and into a dept store to buy a gift certificate. He didn't even remember what store it was. He only knew that he had to get away from the past.
Thinking about that afternoon sent a wave of pain through him and he jerked his wheel harshly to the side of the road as he fought to control his emotions and turned off the engine. He stayed like that for a while, trying to drink in the peacefulness that the environment around him emitted and take it as his own, but it was useless. The chain of events of his day finally all came together and crashed in on him. He had to get away from here. Somewhere far away from Kagome, especially tonight. He had to get his act together because he was getting too emotional. He restarted the engine and continued to drive, but this time headed to a different destination.
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A/N: I wonder where he's headed off to...? What do you guys think? LOL Also, the next chapter reveals what happened 6 years ago though I'm sure some of you have already gotten some idea about it. '-'
COMMENTS:
Healing-Wings: Thanks!
Obsessive Starchaser: Yeah, now that I think about it, 15 chapters is kind of alot, but that's because some other stuff that I still need to bring in to the story. About the writing, it's kind of funny because I plotted the main points out for the story, but when I type, things just kind of go a different way.
animemistress419: I'm glad you like it!
Quiet Escapist: Do you really think so? Thank you! I always feel so unsure when I write because I can never tell if I'm going too fast or too slow for the pace because I know this story too much to read it naturally. And the sadly, the last sentence won't be answered until the NEXT one!
Shesshy-Slipperz/S.Wooz: Thank your...promise to me if I make it a Kikyo ending, I won't anymore! (J/K- This is most definately a Inuyasha and Kagome story)
Kagome Girl: They will, don't worry!
Kurokumo: I'll try!
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TO BE CONTINUED
Readers, tell me what you think! '-'
